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$$ losses for La Ruffin fishermen
It has been almost three years since the La Ruffin Fish Landing Site was commissioned by the People’s Partnership government and while many fishermen remain thankful for the facility, it is not fully...
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Tobago travel woes
The rumbling and disgruntlement began on Wednesday at the Port of Port-of-Spain as daylight broke and the men and women waiting to go to Tobago realized the sole passenger transport vessel servicing...
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Smoke scare on T&T Express
Passengers on board the T&T Express en route to Trinidad earlier today were thrown into a temporary state of panic after smoke emitting from the ferry's turbochargers made its way on deck.According...
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I’ll continue to help needy
President of the Couva/Point Lisas Chamber Liaquat Ali says he took in the man who stabbed him when he was down and out and invested heavily in him because he saw the man’s potential.However, Ali says...
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They’re lying
The head of this country’s Defence Force and his immediate predecessor are now in a war of words over Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s children use of the shooting range at Camp Cumuto, where they were...
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AG not off the hook—Padarath
While the “buck was passed” to former Defence Force chief Kenrick Maharaj in the matter of pictures of the Attorney General’s children holding weapons, the AG isn’t “off the hook” says United National...
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Businessman freed of extortion charges
Well known businessman Rabindranath Maharaj has been freed on four charges of extortion and demanding money by menace.Two years after the charges were laid against Maharaj, San Fernando Senior...
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2 slain during card game
One of the nieces of Wendell Kevon Pierre held on to her head and screamed “No, no, no,” in disbelief as she viewed his body on the ground at 107 Tarodale Gardens, San Fernando, shortly after 2.30 am...
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AG moves to freeze assets
Government has applied to have the court declare yet another national, Milton John Algernon, as a “listed entity” — terrorist—and have his funds frozen under anti-terrorism laws.Attorney General Faris...
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MSJ joins call for CJ to go
The Movement for Social Justice, (MSJ) is lending support to the Law Association’s call for Chief Justice Ivor Archie and members of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) to step...
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Locals not buying reports of ISIS Ramadan threat
So said leaders of independent and traditional arms of the local Muslim community, Islamic Front’s Umar Abdullah and Muslim Roundtable’s Hafeez Khan respectively.Both commented on the issue yesterday...
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PM in surprise ride on Express experiences Slow crawl to Tobago
He got what he asked for.Delayed sailing: check.Engine troubles: check.Slower than expected journey: check.Frustrated truckers in Tobago: checkIn recent times, passengers hoping to travel between the...
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UNC moves to block 2 new judges
The ongoing controversy over the Judicial and Legal Service Commission’s (JLSC) handling of judicial appointments took another turn yesterday, as attorneys representing a former government minister...
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Army cat fight rages
Former Chief of Defence Staff Kenrick Maharaj says he has received no response from incumbent CDF, Brigadier General Rodney Smart, on his calls for a retraction to the claim he (Maharaj) acted on “his...
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You can run but not hide
Independent Senator David Small yesterday read the Riot Act to directors of the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) who failed to show up for a Joint Select Committee (JSC) meeting in Parliament,...
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Life Sport ghost still haunting Sport Ministry
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Natasha Barrow, says the decision to construct a temporary roof at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago, is one of the immediate...
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Garcia reads Riot Act too
There are big changes ahead for Education Facilities Company Limited (EFCL) management. Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday read the Riot Act to board members as he announced vice chairman...
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Woman can’t secure $.3m bail
A 28-year-old woman charged with importing 19 illegal firearms in a shipping barrel containing dog food has been granted $350,000 in bail. Hafeisha Dillon, a geriatric nurse from Globe Theatre Lane,...
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Property tax appeals to be heard today
Attorneys representing Finance Minister Colm Imbert and former agriculture minister Devant Maharaj are expected to square off at the Hall of Justice this morning at hearing of an appeal against two...
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AG: Govt cracking down on land fraud
The property tax valuation exercise is not merely to ensure those taxes are paid but is also a mechanism for rooting out fraud. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said as much yesterday in his address at...
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